The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-04
Sidon and Greenwood.
Correspondence Of The cLARIoS.l
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larger and more amIable-SIdon the
smaller and sprinkler.
Greenwood SAYS Sidon Is the elder, bat
Sidon says that when she was little blt
of a thing, Greenwood was a great big girl,
too big to wear aprons, that she then got
stunted and remained just as she was
until the railroad came Greenwood says
Sidon il fully as old as she Is-that she
was precocious at first and never did grow
worth a cent.
The Illinois Central was kind to them
both-gave each a pretty depot, and
cottages, placed Mr.. JEFF Clark, an old
and valued citizen, in charge OF the Sidon
interests, while they sent to the Greenwood
depot one of the best railroad men IN the
Southwest, Mr.. E. r. McShane, whose ap-
pointment has given general satisfaction
These towns are ten miles apart, and II
is well, Tor both are prompt on the verbal
exercise and distance lends enchantment
TO any physical adjustment OF petty
iealousies which are likely TO arise. Each
desired the Times-Democrat In It's recent
Mississippi issue to honor her and snuh
the other, but the glorious old paper Is a
peace-maker and Is entitled to the promise
of The beatitude, for it did not meddle with
the family quarrel, but silently passed
IL.
were no wounded feelings, no sights, for
each felt the other had been deservedly
snubbed, and forgot her own petty griev-
ance. Two negatives made the affirmative
and all was well.
Sidon knows now that her little bigger
sister got the courthouse, and the Jail and
the terminus, so she has fallen back on hel
beauty. She has some new stores and
dwells in a shady nook, twixt railroad and
river, In peace and quiet, and often dresses
up her sweetest, and lock, stock anC
| barrel goes up TO Greenwood to show off
Greenwood can entertain her nicely, fol
| she has plenty of room, wide spread o.
| lovely grassy moors for croquet and picnic
purposes, a stylish skating rink, pleasure
| boats, livery stables, several lawyers (theil
names in the papers and on their office
doors) two doctors, hospitable homes
pretty girls and lots OF stores for them Il
| shop in, and two newspapers
One of the lawyers went to Jackson re
Gently, called upon a professional brother
| there, and the two went out into the woods
near the city to try a case. First one
played Judge and then the other. O
| course the case was ad iud Gated to the
entire satisfaction of both. They returned
| thinking their secret was their own, for
getting that ''jay bird always sits on {
hickory limb"
But pardon the depression. Speaking o.
| Sidon going to Greenwood, it must be re
membered that Greenwood goes to Sidor
to festivals and that the young ladies
enjoy it exceedingly, for in all fair Sidor
there is not one yourg lady, though tht
town is rich in prospects few years hence
| for little maidens are plenty.
There are in Sidon twenty-nine business
| young men, goodlooking, graceful anc
worthy, but not one young lady, not ont
flirting, planning, trapping wIdow-jus
think Of it and think kindly-too, nor deem
tie tale over told. | am not engaged ii
the immigration interests of the little
village) One little girl grew almost t.
womanhood, just beginning to look SHY
and cast a few chances from her laughing
eyes at the boys who would "see her e
| by" in spite OF stern father and watch
| full, jealous mother. She had scarcely en-
| tered the fowery path when one day re
Gently, while the mother was walking, Hk,
| Tennyson's Maude, in the garden, tn,
father busy elsewhere, a pair of gallan
| grays trotted briskly to the door, a littl,
| trunk was hastily brought to the carriag
the maiden and her lover following. Ii
a twinkling they were off for Greenwood
married and gone to another part CT tn
State, before a telegram could stop them
The boys felt indignant that forme
comrade had come back and ere they
knew it, taken the Jewel from the villag,
crown. But they were very glad it spite
the old folks, whom they owed a grudge
| However, the young folks are happy an,
will be downright delighted [everybod
says7 after while.
But last week Sidon was on boom an
the family misfortune forgotten. A youn
lady came ON visit to one of the mos
popular married ladies of the town.
dispatch came ahead announcing her com
ing and uncle "Ben," the colored man a
the depot says the young operator was s.
"trimbly" he could hardly write it out
He did so, however, and then the Who'll
town was illuminated by the light of hi
countenance as he went down the street t
tell the other boys about it.
The most business boy of the place i'm
mediately sent the lady expectant a hal
barrel of oranges and bunch of banana
and said If she was looking for an
friends he would take pleasure in goinI
to the depot and bringing them up. Hi
courtesy was accepted and he was the env
of all of the other boys-who stood in TIA
doors, climbed the trees, rode on ponies
drove in buggies and sat on stumps to Sc
them pass along. They all looked spider
and their shoes looked sleek, and Uncl
Ben says he made more odd change tina
day than any other one day In all h
life, although two or three "gemmen va
, poor white folksy 'nough to black dey ov
boots and bresh dey own close" And
drummer assured all the other drummer
| 10, fnr is fro
, that little town that he can more tina
afford to give his claim on the to-be-r
funded tax, to the Confederate monument
fund. Even the old men and younge
boys who did not expect to see her fe
like shining up and having new suit.
They had great respect for her, for OF
of them overheard her say at the dep
that she had travelled all the way by he
self and had not lost any of her thing
Another was caught up stairs bowling
Chesterfield before the mirror. A thu
took his seat, in his father hubbard,
side of his table and lamp and studied Il
great Hugh Miller's mot the Bishop $, b
the Scotchman's) work on geology
:, Testimony of the Rocks" the entire nigt
t because he understood she said she a
0 mired precious stones; and he wished
be able to converse with her on that su
ject.
l wasn't all ruffied and tucked to death )
C was tailor made and the very latest, for
9 had seen the pictures on the sample bo
d at the store. She wore a bever hat al
her outer garments buttoned to the lie
a The lady whom she was visiting was
9. popular that her house was crowded wi
Young men over whom she felt she was gal
ing an influence for good, for all her cha
n were occupied each evening, and she h
r to send out and borrow some. Then I
E. church. that little church beneath
e Lodge. was crowded Sunday and Sund
L night, and the young preacher felt that
IA was persuading so many young people
? be Christians. Some came who cid l
re come before, and all came who had e.
d been there. The good lady felt like E
was doing more good than ever, and
got out the beautiful gold eyeglasses :
ID had purchased in New Orleans when {
re went down to the unwilling OF the Sydr
i tombstone Monument. That day IN
9, crowd some careless person had mistak
Is her glasses for his, and taken them on
Or shoulder. and she had to buy a new pa
RI chain and all. But how could she reg
t. the cid loss as she knelt in church,
70 new ones clasping her brow, not at all
C. her way. as from beneath she read
Isl PRAYERS from the book and felt her religi
more stylishly and fervently than befo
How proudly that night she looked arou
e. with all the others who had ascend
or early to see her young visitor cousin
VI with the handsomest young man IN to-
IT. and enter the pew, which, by common C
Id sent. had been reserved for them on
u ladies' side. He was the only man on
side. One of the deacons had place
candle at the entrance of the pew, and
fear it would fall, he dropped a little
n, the sperm on the upright piece and ST
- the candle in it and let it cool. Evs
= BODY thouoht II Xas 80 considerable